06/13/2019
Majority of Aussies using fintech products
More than half of Australians (58 per cent) are using fintech products and services, a substantial increase from two years ago, according to a recent survey by Ernst & Young.
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/13/2019
Q&A: Factor performance across different economic cycles in China
Priscilla Luk, global head for index research and design, Asia Pacific at S&P Dow Jones Indices, explains how factors perform across different economic cycles in China
06/12/2019
Appetites for concierge services and super-prime developments in 'lifestyle cities' grow louder
There is a growing trend for more prime and super-prime developments in lifestyle cities
06/12/2019
Who is advising Asia’s ultra wealthy?
An expanding pool of rich people is drifting out of reach of financial advisers and wealth managers
06/12/2019
New Trends in Asset Allocation
Globally, average allocations were 46% to fixed income
06/11/2019
Navigating Asia’s booming art market
This 253-year-old auction house is betting on China as a source of growth.
06/11/2019
Despite slowdown Hong Kong remains most expensive prime residential market
Dubai remains relatively affordable on a global basis
06/10/2019
Private jet meals: what's on the menu when you fly VIP, and the dishes celebrities demand
Passengers experiencing VIP treatment at the airport are ushered through airport formalities, treated to private airline lounges, and chauffeured by limousines to their aircraft.
06/07/2019
Millennial money tips: How to actually reach those saving goals
Head of financial services Cat Munro has some money tips for millennials to help you actually reach those house-buying, flight-boarding goals
06/07/2019
Is the promise of open banking a miracle or mirage?
The potential benefits of open banking are drawing admirers, but considerable obstacles remain, so further integration presents both an opportunity and a challenge
06/07/2019
Japan’s Elderly Will Need More Pension Money
Nation’s Financial Service Agency commissioner addresses aging issues, potential investment solutions.
06/05/2019
Top performing ESG options revealed
Rounding out the top three per annum is the Australian Ethical Superannuation Fund Employer - International Shares option with 9.79%, followed closely by UniSuper's Sustainable High Growth option at 9.74%.
06/04/2019
Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan
The Grattan Institute uses the modelling to argue for scrapping a proposed increase of mandatory super contributions to 12%, reducing contribution limits and imposing a uniform tax rate in retirement of 15%.
06/04/2019
Will current US-China trade relations further shift treasurers’ expectations for their China business?
How are CFOs’ concerns and predictions for the Chinese economy playing out?
06/04/2019
TMF Group: Largest Economies Often Most Complex for Business
The findings confirm that the business landscape has become more challenging
06/04/2019
Gov't council says pensions inadequate in aging society
The new call means that individuals will take on more risk than in the past when planning their financial future, including potential loss of principal when investing.
06/03/2019
Tourism a big winner as South Korea-Vietnam partnership develops
South Korea and Vietnam continue to work together, boosting the Vietnamese economy. At the same time, South Korean tourists flock to Vietnam. How closely are the two linked?
06/03/2019
Recruitment firm reveals what jobs in high demand as Malaysia’s banks go digital
Noting that fintech firms are pressuring banks to invest in new technologies and with 66 per cent of banks aiming to achieve digital maturity for next year, Hays Malaysia outlined the rapid expansion of financial services going online in the country and t
05/30/2019
ASEAN expected to see surge in Chinese investment over the next decade - RESEARCH
Being one of Asia’s financial hubs, it is easy to access credit while start-up costs and taxes are low.
05/30/2019
Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion
Indigenous Australians are being let down by financial institutions' failure to provide access to basic banking services and recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals.